among the merits of the indefatigable johann wolfgang goethe are the founding in 1791 of the german nationaler at the time of the arrival of goethe weimar. there already existed a court amateur theater. his performances were given in 100 private houses, sometimes in country palaces, and since 1775 the building was built by the architect galkin . a monument made by the emstele, erected back in 1857 on a pedestal. holding on to a laurel binocular, goethe and friedrich schiller are standing, and immediately behind the theater the main street of the city begins with the square. the central pedestrian street of weimar schiller strasse, named after the classic of german literature friedrich schiller, who lived here for a total of about 10 years, the last place of residence was this yellow three-story mansion today, turned into a museum. this street appeared in the middle of the 18th century. in those days, weimar was growing rapidly due to an increase in the population in the historical center , it became crowded, then the authorities decided to demolish the old fortress walls. she put them togeth